Professor Monds’ passion has always been languages, and he has taught Spanish since 1978.  He earned a B.A. in Spanish from the University of Texas at Arlington and a M.A. in Spanish from Texas A&M University, Commerce, Texas. Through the years, he has taught both Spanish and English online with Blackboard and Canvas, served as a Beta Instructor for iLrn Heinle Learning, now owned by Cengage. NISOD and Trinity Valley Community College, have recognized him with awards.  Outside of teaching for Trinity Valley, he has served as a pastor to Spanish speakers for several years.

He has served for 26 years as Chair of Language Arts at Trinity Valley and will be returning to the classroom this fall.